Ireland’s Election a Tight Race as Harris Honeymoon Ends
Ireland goes to the polls today in a vote that looks closer than previously expected after prime minister Simon Harris lost the momentum that motivated him to call the the snap general election just three weeks ago.
Ireland election: Exit poll suggests little change
The two ruling center-right parties and the opposition Sinn Fein took equal shares of the vote, according to an exit poll. Ireland's Prime Minister Simon Harris had called for snap polls earlier this month.
Ireland heads to the polls after coalition government dissolved
People in Ireland are going to the polls Friday, as the country holds a general election to fill 174 seats in the Dail Eireann or lower house, the principal chamber of the country's parliament, the Oireachtas.
Ireland headed for coalition government following parliamentary election, exit poll suggests
An exit poll in Ireland’s general election suggests the three biggest parties have won roughly equal shares and the country is headed for another coalition government
Exit Poll Shows Irish Coalition Parties Set for Re-Election, Sinn Fein Win Most Votes
The exit poll put the left wing Sinn Fein on 21.1%, the centre-right Fine Gael of Prime Minister Simon Harris on 21.0% and like-minded coalition partner Fianna Fail on 19.5%. Fine Gael and Fianna Fail pledged ahead of the election to seek to form a coalition without Sinn Fein,
Irish coalition looks set for re-election despite strong Sinn Fein showing
Ireland's main opposition Sinn Fein looked on course to win the most votes at a general election by the narrowest of margins on Friday, but its two main centre-right rivals will likely have enough seats to govern again without it,
Narrow lead for Sinn Féin in Ireland general election exit poll
Ireland’s nationalist Sinn Féin party overtook its political rivals to win 21.1 per cent in Friday’s general election, according to an exit poll, in a photo finish to a tight race. The conservative Fine Gael party of Taoiseach Simon Harris,
Exit poll in Ireland’s election suggests the 3 biggest parties have won roughly equal shares
An exit poll in Ireland’s general election suggests the three biggest parties have won roughly equal shares and the country is headed for another coalition government. A poll released as voting ended at 10 p.
Sinn Fein tops Irish exit poll, but coalition parties look set for re-election
Ireland's main opposition party Sinn Fein looked on course to narrowly win the most votes at a general election on Friday, but its two main centre-right rivals will likely have enough seats to govern again without it,
Sinn Féin has a narrow lead in Ireland's 2024 election, an exit poll suggests. Housing and the cost of living weighs on Irish minds.
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‘Tik Tok taoiseach’ in the spotlight as Ireland heads to the polls
Ireland’s youngest ever prime minister, Simon Harris, may have thought he had a victory in Ireland’s upcoming general ...
A Misstep by Ireland’s Prime Minister Muddies Election Race
A fumbled meeting with a voter may dent Simon Harris’s popularity. But his coalition government’s main opposition, the ...
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Ireland Votes: Will a Viral Blunder by a ‘TikTok Taoiseach’ Ensure That the Anti-Incumbent Storm Touches Down at Dublin?
The sitting Taoiseach, Simon Harris, had been confident enough in his position and that of his party, Fine Gael, that he ...
Simon Harris says ‘entirely possible’ there will be Irish unity in his lifetime
The Fine Gael leader said it is his and his party’s aspiration for there to be a united Ireland, but it is not a priority for ...
Ireland Is Rich. That Doesn’t Mean It’s Happy.
There are the same dark subplots here that have made the position of other incumbent governments so precarious.
Polls open in close-run election to choose Ireland’s new government
Ireland is voting in a parliamentary election that will decide the next government. It also will show whether Ireland bucks ...
Counting begins in Ireland election - after exit poll shows three main parties neck and neck
The three main parties are all within 2% of each other in the exit poll, but Ireland's electoral system means it is likely ...